New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1887-05-01


NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. OF IWo
GREAT ART GALLERIES
TWO NEW PLAYS.
rBY CABLE TO THE TRIBUNEJ
o...~,o,,, 1897, Eortn American cable Ns''s Go.
,ovnoN Auril s0.-Germany releases NJ Schnae
He,es on the ground according to Berlin telesrans
Mat Herr Gautsch's letter ought to nave Deen
reuarded as a safe conduct. French stories aoouo
the arrest on French territory are diScreoiVeo
A,ince psmsrcks decision is deemed siiiiilne
.xamn,e Of his respect for that good faith when
.,s .namies denv him. France had no legal claim
nm NJ. Schnaebeles, whose performances as hcad
spy on the frontier might have excused Germany
for keeping a grip on so active and mischie'ouS
an enemy There is genersl feeling Oh rehei
NH the end of an incident which has given rise
30 needless alarm
The Government have got the Grimes bill safely
into committee When or in what shape they Will
ret it out again no man can foresee. Ihelr ma
jorty Of 1O1 against Mr.. Reid's amendment anords
one more unneeded proof of the disciphned
strength Of the Tory-Unionist alliance. Debate
"a in no way remarkable and wearincss broodS
over tho House. The discussion in committee
Last night was enlivened by q skirmish between
The Attorney General for Ireland and Mr.. Heaiy
uhree amendments were disposed of in five hours
Air. Gladstone gave an amusing turn TO the deoate
nv charging the Government with obstruction in
opposing amendments which they admitted to be
unimportant. Yet they say MIR. Gladstone has no
yense of humor.
Mr O'Brien's charge of bad faith against Lord
Lansdowne in repudiating his agreement with his
tenants is met by o letter to "The Times from
Lord Lansdownes agent Mr.. Trench. The terms
were suggested by the sub-agent, Mr. Denning, and
forwarded to Mr.. Trench in London, who at once
telegraphed his dissent. They were never commu-
nicated to Lord Lansdowne.
The lionzing of Colonials continues Sir Henry
Holland last night gave the members of the Colo
nial Conference dinner at the Colonial Office For
this unlike that dismal feast at ST. Jamess Palace
the guests were not asked to pay. The Prince OF
MALES was present to meet them and made a
genial after dinner containing expressions Of
real attachment to the Colonies and wishes for
still closer connection between them and the
mother country. Lord Rosebery spoke in his we'll
known character of Colonial Advocate and offered
his congratulations to Lord Salisbury for having
put before the Empire the great question Of its
existence and connection in strong, immediate
form. reception 10 be given on Monday even
ing next by the Countess Of Rosebery at Lans-
downe House may perhaps be taken as another
eivility to the Colonials
Mr.. Gladstone's visit to the American Exhibi-
Lord Ronald Cover whose name was not hereto
fore supposed to add much strength 30 the Exhi-
bition Committee, is credited with having induced
the Grand Old Man TO make this expedition to the
wilds of Earls Court His cautious reference TO the
Exhibition as a commercial speculation does not
America overstrained. "Hs Speech" remarks
l"Ihe Times" would have been in place as a re-
ply to o great National Embassy sent over to pay
him respect and receive compliments in return. .
Americans may be permitted to think its cordial
ity not out of place anywhere. The Indian inter
views become the occasion of Tory wit. Red
Shirt and White Collar is the title under which
pno Tory evening paper discusses them. Another
heads long article "The Great White Chief, y
Ind treats him as much occupied with the cowboys
and buffalo Bill"
hear strange things about Mr.. Walters speech.
uhe speech itself did not hear but an English
man who was present tells me the United States
ConsulIenersl showed great bitterness toward the
United States Legation. "The relations" said my
English friend. between the Legation and the
Consulate must be very strained before the Con
sui could adopt the tone he did" Mr.. Walters
long address is reported either very briefly not
ut all. but he is Understood to have made some
complaint that the American Legation has not
favored the American Exhibition. The presence
of the American Consul-General on such an occasion
Is thought peculiar. 1t is supposed to encourage
credulous Britons 10 believe that Mr.. Whitley's
venture has after all some official connection with
the American Government The official weekly
bulletin issued by the Exhibition managers says
'"Mr. Gladstone was received by, among others
United States Consul General Waller The English
do not understand the fine distinction Mr.. Waller
makes between official neutrality and personal en-
thusiasm. But IL need not be supposed that Mr
Maller's act was anything woBe than an indis
cretion. The stories Of his having pecuniary in
terest in the enterprise are, presume unfounded
Mr.. Swinburnes versifed lampoon on Mr. Glad
stone in Tho Daily Telegraph goes beyond all
limits Of license, poetic other. Chartered liber
tine as Mr.. Swinburne is, never before has he SC
outraged decency as now. Mr. Gladstone to him is
"the hoary henchman' of the Liberal "gang.
the good gray recreant' weeping to think that
Irish crime longer creeps safe toward its end